NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Silence around Brittney Griner's Russia detainment is deafening, and likely intentional says Rice University professor
Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science at Rice, is quoted.
MSN (This Houston Chronicle article also appeared in more than 25 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-31-stoll
America's largest metro areas shrinking in population: US census
Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
YeniSafak (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/march-31-fulton
HOUSTON/TEXAS
Rice University set to open long-awaited Brockman Hall for Opera
An article features upcoming events to celebrate the opening of Rice's Brockman Hall for Opera, which include a behind-the-scenes look at the staging of an opera April 9, performances of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" April 14 and 16, and "A Celebration for Brockman Hall for Opera" April 22. Matthew Loden, the Lynette S. Autrey Dean of Rice's Shepherd School of Music, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/march-31-loden
Ben Bius hopes to unseat Kyle Kacal in Texas House District 12
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science, fellow in political science at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and fellow at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
The Texan (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-31-jones
Q&A: Daniel Cohan of Rice University on charting a path out of climate gridlock
Daniel Cohan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Rice Faculty Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is featured.
Texas Climate News
http://dateline.rice/march-31-cohan
Rational Middle and Rice's Baker Institute propose immigration solutions for aging population challenges
Pamela Lizette Cruz, research analyst at the Center for the United States and Mexico at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is cited.
Texas GOP Vote
http://dateline.rice/march-31-cruz
Brainy PBS host and celebrity author visits Houston for mindful event
Alumnus David Eagleman is featured.
CultureMap Houston
http://dateline.rice/march-31-eagleman
Rice University startup pitch competition names 6 finalists
An article features the six student-founded startups headed to the April 20 finals of the H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge, a pitch competition that will award $75,000 in equity-free funding. Rice's Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is mentioned.
InnovationMap
http://dateline.rice/march-31-inno
Houston rapper Bun B named grand marshal for the 2022 Art Car Parade
Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, former distinguished lecturer at Rice, is featured.
Glasstire
http://dateline.rice/march-31-bunb
BROADCAST
Without enough animals to spread seeds, plants can't adapt to climate change
An article features collaborative Rice research that suggests climate change may accelerate a decrease of ecosystem biodiversity due to the loss of seed-hauling animals that help move plants over time. Lydia Beaudrot, assistant professor of biosciences, and Rice ecologist Evan Fricke are quoted.
WXYZ Online (This segment aired on 15 affiliate stations across the U.S.)
http://dateline.rice/march-31-beaudrot-fricke
'The Newsedge: Early Edition'
A broadcast mentions that 19 graduate programs at Rice rank in the nation's top 25 in their categories according to U.S. News & World Report.
KRIV-TV (Houston)
http://dateline.rice/march-31-kriv
Ultimate list: Every free museum in Houston
Rice is mentioned.
Click2Houston (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-31-c2h
'CBS 6 News'
A broadcast features alumnus Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia.
WTVR-TV (Richmond, Virginia)
http://dateline.rice/march-31-wtvr
TRADE/PROFESSIONAL
Evaluating international education success: Past, present and post-pandemic
Adria Baker, associate vice provost for international education and executive director of the office of international students and scholars, authored an article.
IIE Networker
http://dateline.rice/march-31-baker
This startup wants to kick-start a molecular electronics revival
An article mentions that James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, pioneered the field of molecular electronics.
MIT Technology Review
http://dateline.rice/march-31-tour
'We are where all of America will be': Inside the 40th Kinder Houston Area Survey with Stephen Klineberg
Stephen Klineberg, founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research and an emeritus professor of sociology, is featured in a podcast.
Rational Middle
http://dateline.rice/march-31-klineberg
Hate politics and the critical faith theory
Christof Spieler, senior lecturer of architecture, is quoted.
MuslimMatters.org
http://dateline.rice/march-31-spieler
Wireless pain management for drug-resistant conditions offers promising alternative to surgery, study finds
An article mentions that Jacob Robinson, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering, contributed to the featured research.
Medical Xpress
http://dateline.rice/march-31-robinson
Losing out on Amazon HQ2 led to creation of Houston innovation district
An article features the Rice Management Co.'s redevelopment of the historic Midtown Sears building into the Ion tech hub.
CoStar.com
http://dateline.rice/march-31-the-ion
2 crypto education companies merge to boost digital asset literacy for advisers
Rice is mentioned.
Financial Planning
http://dateline.rice/march-31-fp
Sun Capital taps four as VPs
Alumnus Uri Perry is featured.
PE Hub (Subscription is required.)
http://dateline.rice/march-31-peh
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
Sellmyer remembered for impacts in research, on students
An article mentions that Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and director of the Rice 360º Institute for Global Health, gave the 2019 commencement speech at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln News
http://dateline.rice/march-31-kortum
Faculty member among leads for project addressing journalism, global religion
An article mentions that Elora Shehabuddin, professor of transnational Asian studies, is a co-project lead on the featured research.
Penn State University News
http://dateline.rice/march-31-shehabuddin
CNN presidential historian Douglas Brinkley discusses Nixon and 50th anniversary of Watergate
An article features a March 28 lecture by Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities, at Rowan University.
Rowan University's The Whit Online
http://dateline.rice/march-31-brinkley
Talking energy at Penn
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Penn Today
http://dateline.rice/march-31-mikulska
Fayetteville Public Schools Hall of Honor celebration
A roundup features alumna Martha Sharkey.
NWAHomepage.com
http://dateline.rice/march-31-sharkey
SPORTS
FAU football: 3 intriguing matchups from the Owls' revised 2022 schedule
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play Florida Atlantic University Oct. 15.
MSN (This article originally appeared in The Palm Beach Post, and it appeared in University Press.)
http://dateline.rice/march-31-msn
Release of updated C-USA schedule alters football team’s 2022 slate
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of North Texas Nov. 26.
North Texas Daily (This article also appeared in Mean Green Nation, Denton Record-Chronicle and North Texas Athletics.)
http://dateline.rice/march-31-ntd
Open practice set for April 8
An article mentions that Rice's football team is slated to play the University of Houston Sept. 24.
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-31-uhc
Holgorsen agrees to contract extension through 2027
UHCougars.com
http://dateline.rice/march-31-uhc
'There was nobody here': An inside look at how a first-time head coach built a recruiting staff from scratch
An article features Alex Brown, former director of recruiting for Rice football.
The Athletic
http://dateline.rice/march-31-ta
NCAA swimming chooses inclusion over integrity, fairness
Rice head swimming coach Seth Huston authored an op-ed.
Fox News
http://dateline.rice/march-31-huston
Tramel's ScissorTales: OSU went from basketball school to football school. Is that common?
An article mentions that Rice will join the American Athletic Conference.
The Oklahoman
http://dateline.rice/march-31-okla
C-USA shrinking as UTSA prepares for kickoff
San Antonio Business Journal
http://dateline.rice/march-31-sabj
'I’m just being me': Gabriel comfortable settling into his role as Sooners' magnetic leader
An article mentions that Sam Crawford Jr. will play football at Rice as a graduate transfer.
Tulsa World
http://dateline.rice/march-31-tw
Tasty Race: Chris Brinkley blasts 36.27 in 300m hurdles for No.1
An article mentions Rice's Victor Lopez Classic track and field meet March 24-26.
Mile Split USA
http://dateline.rice/march-31-ms
NEWS RELEASES
10 for 10: OpenStax celebrating a decade of free textbooks with new set of titles
OpenStax, Rice's educational technology initiative, is celebrating 10 years of publishing free, open textbooks by releasing 10 new titles this year. Since publishing its first textbook in 2012, OpenStax has partnered with more than 60 educational technology providers to support educators across disciplines with their teaching needs.
http://dateline.rice/march-31-news-release-openstax
Graphene gets enhanced by flashing
The Rice lab of chemist James Tour has modified its flash Joule heating process to produce doped graphene that tailors the atom-thick material’s structures and electronic states to make them more suitable for optical and electronic nanodevices. The doping process adds other elements to graphene’s 2D carbon matrix.
http://dateline.rice/march-31-news-release-tour